Collapsible auxiliary seat



Patented Oct. 16, 1928..

UNITED STATES 1211.1I JOSEPH BELOHLAVEK, or SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.

COLLAPSIBLE AUXILIARY SEAT.

Application filed July 23,

This invention relates to a collapsible childs chair for use in connection with seat or chair backs, but more particularly in connection with seat backs of automobiles, and

the invention has for its object to provide, in

a manner as hereinafter set forth, a collapsible childs chair capable of being readily attached in extended position to a seat back for suspension from the lat-ter, and further capable of being folded in a compact manner for storage when occasion requires.

Further objects of the invention are to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a collapsible childs chair which is simple in its construction and arrangement7 strong, du rable, thoroughly efficient in its use, conveniently extended and collapsed, and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

lVit-h the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter more specifically described, and illustrated in the accompanyingr drawings, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications can be resorted to which fall within the scope of the claim hereunto appended.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a collapsible childs chair, in accordance with this invention and in extended position.

Figure 2 is a front elevation, partly in section. of the chair when extended.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional View of the chair, illustrating in full lines the chair extended and suspended from a seat back and in dotted lines the chair in folded position.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary view in top plan of the chair when extended.

Referring to the drawings in detail 1 denotes a chair back, 2 the seat which is hinged to the lower end of the back, as at 3. Hinged to the bottom of the seat 2, at the front thereof, as at 4, is a hanger 5, to which is hinged as at 6, a foot rest 7 which extends forwardly from the lower end of the hanger 5.

Connected to the hanger is an adjustable brace member 8 which is bf angle shape to includea vertically disposed portion and a horizontally disposed portion rojectin forwardly from the lower end of t e vertica portion. The vertical portion is indicated at 9' and the horizontal portion at 10 and said ver- 1927. serial No. 207,956.

tical portion 9 is provided with a slot 11 through which extends'a bolt 12 and the latter passes through the hanger 5 and carries on its forward end a securing nut 13. The bolt 12, in connection with the nut 13 provides means for maintaining the brace member 8 in adjusted position. The foot rest 7 folds against the front face of the hanger 5 and the hanger 5 folds against the lower face of the seat 2 and the latter folds against the forward face of the back 1. Foldable, hinged brace members 13 connect the back with the seat.

Pivoted to each side of the back l is a forwarding extending side rail or arm rest 14, having its forward end pivoted as at 15 to a supporting rod 16 which has its lower end pivotally connected in the seat 2 as at 17. The rod 16 provides means for supporting the arm rest 14 at right angles with respect to the back 1 .and further the rod 16 can be folded against the arm rest 14 as shown in dotted lines in Figure 3. Pivoted at 16 to the outer end of one of the arm rests 14 and normally seated upon the outer ends of the arm rests 14 and projecting forwardly and laterally therefrom is a table 18. The tablecan be swung outwardly to allow of the child being positioned in and removed from the chair.

Secured to the rear of the back 1 is a pair of combined clamping and suspension elements for the chair when the latter is extended and each of said elements consists of a rod formed of a lower portion 19, a rearwardly inclined intermediate portion 20 and an upper portion consisting of a vertical part 21 and a rearwardly extending part 22 which is disposed at right angles with respect to the part 21 and formed with an aperture 23 having a threaded wall. Each of said elements further includes a bar bent to provide a rearwardly directed lower portion 24, a vertically disposed intermediate portion 25 and a forwardly directed portion 26 which is disposed at right angles with respect to the portion 25. The forwardly directed portion 26 is provided with an opening 27. The forwardly directed portion 26 is Vseated upon the part 22 of the other rod or bar and the opening 27 therein .registers with the opening 23. A clamping screw 28 is provided for securing the portion 26 and part 22 together. The parts 21 22 and portions 25, 26 form each combine clamping and suspension element with a yoke-shaped upper part for seating upon and overlapping a seat back 29. The

inclined intermediate portions 21 of each of said elements maintain the chair when eX- tended in spaced relation with respect to the seat back 29, see Figure 3.

The portions 27 and part 23 of the combined clamping and suspension elements are enlarged intermediate their ends as at 8() and the openings 23 and 27 are provided in said enlarged parts.

It is thought the many advantages of a collapsible childs chair, in accordance with this invention, can be readily understood, and although the preferred embodiment of the invention is as illustrated and described, yet it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction can be had which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What I claim is:

A collapsible chair for suspension from a seat chair back comprising a chair back member, means secured on one side of said back member for suspending same on the seat back, a seat hingedly secured to the opposite side of the back member in a manner to be swung upwardly into opposed relation with respect to said back member, a hanger hingedly secured to the underside of the seat near the forward edge thereof whereby said hanger may be folded to lie in opposed relation to the seat on the underside thereof, an adjustable support carried on the rear side of the hanger and comprising a shank having an elongated opening adapted to receive a fastening device for adjustably securing the support to the hanger, and a right angularly disposed foot portion on the lower end of said shank, and a foot rest hingedly secured to the forward side of the hanger and adapted to be folded upward into opposed relation with respect to said hanger.

In testimony whereof, I aix my signature hereto.

BILL J. BELOHLAVEK. 

